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Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that supports founders from day zero. It runs a 12-week program where aspiring entrepreneurs form teams, validate ideas, and develop viable business models through lectures, workshops, sprints, and coaching, with teams pitching to an Investment Committee for funding. The company earns returns by investing in the startups and taking equity stakes. What makes Antler different is its structured, end-to-end approach that helps founders build teams and rigorously validate concepts before seeking investment, rather than simply providing capital. It also has a strong regional focus in Australia, notably Queensland, where it collaborates with the Queensland Investment Corporation and the Queensland Government's venture fund to close the early-stage funding gap and boost local innovation.
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Venture Capital
Financial Services
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$2.5B
Headquarters
Singapore, Singapore
Founded
2018
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Sophiie AI, an Australian technology company, has raised A$5 million in seed funding at a A$30 million valuation. The round includes investment from Archangel Ventures, Admiralty Capital Group, Antler, Gandel Invest and Aussie Angels. The company has launched an AI operating system for trades and service businesses. The platform handles customer enquiries, scheduling, job coordination, quotes and invoicing through one intelligent layer. Sophiie is growing 10–15% month-on-month and now serves thousands of businesses across Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The funding will support product development, team expansion and international growth. Sophiie plans to deepen its presence in existing markets and expand into the United States later this year. Co-founder and chief executive officer Jacob Banks said the platform addresses the administrative burden facing trades businesses, where owners can spend up to 16 hours weekly on paperwork.
Nigerian blockchain infrastructure startup Blockops Network has raised $250,000 in pre-seed funding from Antler VC. The company provides infrastructure enabling banks, payment companies and asset managers to deploy blockchain applications without building underlying systems themselves. Blockops has launched Onchain Stacks, a platform helping businesses manage stablecoin payments through a single integration. The platform targets cross-border settlements, remittances, B2B payments and treasury management. The startup's infrastructure currently supports more than 20 blockchain networks, with over 100 nodes in production and more than 10 institutional customers. Blockops is initially focusing on African payment corridors, particularly in East and Francophone Africa, where businesses face fragmented banking infrastructure and higher cross-border transfer costs.
Oslo-based Visoid has raised €2.1 million in funding led by Skyfall Ventures, with participation from StartupLab, OBOS, Antler, Farvatn, and byFounders Angel Collective. Founded in 2023 by former architect Mark Szoke and serial entrepreneur Joachim Holwech, Visoid provides an AI visualisation platform for architects. The platform transforms existing 3D models into high-quality visualisations within minutes whilst preserving original design intent. The company has secured clients including OMA, LEO A DALY, Sweco Group, and Nordic Office of Architecture. Visoid will use the funding to expand its engineering, product, and commercial teams, aiming to double its current nine-person workforce by year-end. The company also plans to develop new AI capabilities for architectural workflows and grow its international customer base.
Enrola, a women-founded startup, has raised $2.1 million in Seed funding after pivoting from education to AI sales technology in 2025. Purpose Ventures led the round, with participation from Antler, AfterWork Ventures and Skalata. The company initially launched as an education comparison platform, raising $800,000 in pre-Seed funding in late 2024. Cofounders Jo Thomas and Yvette Quinby shifted focus after building an AI sales agent to convert leads, recognising broader potential in the technology. The AI agent answers customer questions and either prepares buyers for sales teams or closes sales independently. In under 12 months, Enrola has signed 28 customers across education, insurance, fintech, legal services, utilities and comparison sectors, processing over 250,000 leads since pivoting. The funding will support scaling the platform across more industries. David Johnson, former head of GTM automation at UpGuard, has joined as head of growth.
Cibby Pulikkaseril has raised $3.5 million in seed funding for Zabidou, a manufacturing quality assurance startup, following the collapse of his previous venture Baraja. The self-driving car LiDAR company reached a $300 million valuation in 2021 before cutting 75% of staff two years later, with some investors reportedly writing its value down to zero by 2024. Zabidou uses cameras and lasers to assess factory outputs like steel and concrete, replacing manual inspection processes. The system costs roughly half as much as a human operator, according to Pulikkaseril. The seed round was led by Black Nova, Main Sequence, and Antler. Zabidou previously raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding since its launch last July. The startup currently operates in 15 sites across six customers, primarily in construction and pet food manufacturing.
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Industries
Venture Capital
Financial Services
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$2.5B
Headquarters
Singapore, Singapore
Founded
2018
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